πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.MD.D.8
🌻 Area & perimeter stories
Perimeter problems (including a missing side)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo swims along every side of a pool that is 4 meters long and 2 meters wide, back to the start. How far does Leo swim?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A park is 7 meters long and 10 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
3A park is 7 meters long and 4 meters wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square meters
4A rug covers 36 square inches of floor. It is 4 inches wide. How long is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Leo walks all the way around a park that is 4 yards long and 2 yards wide. How far does Leo walk?
Answer: ______________ yards
6A rectangle-shaped poster has an area of 48 square inches. It is 6 inches tall. How wide is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
7The class bulletin board is 4 feet long and 3 feet tall. How many square feet of paper cover it?
Answer: ______________ square feet
8Priya sews a ribbon all the way around the edge of a rug that is 9 feet long and 4 feet wide. How many feet of ribbon does Priya need?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Zoe puts a fence all the way around a garden that is 3 feet long and 9 feet wide. How many feet of fence does Zoe need?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Zoe swims along every side of a pool that is 7 feet long and 8 feet wide, back to the start. How far does Zoe swim?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Omar builds a pen for a puppy, 8 yards long and 9 yards wide. How many square yards of room does the puppy have?
Answer: ______________ square yards
12A park is 5 yards long and 3 yards wide. What is the area of the park?
Answer: ______________ square yards
Answer key: Area & perimeter stories
- 1. 12 meters
- 2. 70 square meters
- 3. 28 square meters
- 4. 9 inches
- 5. 12 yards
- 6. 8 inches
- 7. 12 square feet
- 8. 26 feet
- 9. 24 feet
- 10. 30 feet
- 11. 72 square yards
- 12. 15 square yards
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